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Council Member Restler's perspective on Local Law 97 implementation
3:17:12
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Council Member Restler expresses appreciation for DOB's approach to implementing Local Law 97, focusing on decarbonization and support rather than punitive measures.
- Restler praises the thoughtful work of Deputy Commissioner Popa and her team
- He emphasizes the goal of helping buildings take steps to reduce carbon emissions
- The council member appreciates the focus on technical assistance and support over fees and fines
- Restler hopes for constructive engagement with community organizations and struggling property owners
Lincoln Restler
3:17:12
I appreciate that.
3:17:14
And, you know, I I was gonna ask some local law 97 questions, I'll just say in closing that, commissioner, I appreciate that you've given the team the latitude and the leeway and empowered them to do a diligent job in crafting rules and regulations for this incredibly complex local law.
3:17:37
And I think that your team led by deputy commissioner Popa has done a thoughtful job.
3:17:43
And I had a lot of concerns and anxieties that the mayor would be interfering in nefarious ways and I haven't seen it to date.
3:17:54
And my goal here is that every building in New York City takes steps to decarbonize, and I hope and I think that you all are doing a thoughtful job in working with folks and trying to provide technical assistance and support so that it's not about fees and fines and penalties, but it's about helping buildings get the support they need to actually take the steps to reduce their carbon emissions and make our city more sustainable.
3:18:20
So I'm grateful for that orientation and approach.
3:18:23
There'll be a time for aggressive enforcement, and there are certainly bad actors who will need that to feel the pain.
3:18:31
But my hope is that for the community churches and the co ops and middle and low income co ops and the the folks in our community that are on a worse landlord list that are struggling, that we're not gonna try to fee their issue fines and fees because they didn't file the right paperwork now.
3:18:50
That we're helping them and engaging them constructively to get them on a track so that by 2029, they're taking the necessary steps to start decarbonizing their building.
3:18:58
So I think that you and the team have been oriented the right way on on this, and I'm grateful for that.
James "Jimmy" S. Oddo
3:19:03
Council member Ressler, I I will share with you something I told to deputy commissioner Popa, that was at in one twenty four hour period or one day when I during my counsel tenure, I was called a right wing reactionary and then a rhino.